Actor: Nancy Olson

The Rio Theatre‘s series of Summer Classics continues on Tuesday, August 8 with one of our favourite genres – movies about movies (and, by extension, Hollywood).

One of the greatest commentaries on ‘the biz’ comes from master filmmaker Billy Wilder, and his impeccably dark film noirSUNSET BOULEVARD. Featuring the glorious (if not perfectly cast) Gloria Swanson as the iconic Norma Desmond as a former silent film star who finds herself “aged out” of the Hollywood galaxy. Refusing to accept that her star burns dark, Desmond hires a young screenwriter named Joe Gillis (William Holden) to help secure her movie comeback. Gillis believes he can manipulate Norma – but he soon finds out he is wrong when his ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to an inescapable descent into a fantasy world of violence, madness, and death. With cameos from Cecil B. DeMille, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper,

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The Rio Theatre

Voted #1 in Vancouver, The Rio is a multimedia venue for premier independent cinema and much more. Showcasing first-run feature films, indie films, classic films, local & international films, hosting numerous International Film Festivals as well as a prime venue for live entertainment ranging from top class concerts, burlesque, comedy, improv, spoken word, variety shows and much more.

Watch these variety of shows in extremely comfortable seats with removable arm rests, state of the art surround sound, and top of the range digital projection, with full bar service and reasonably priced concession goodies (Voted Best concession in Vancouver) including East Van's favourite Grilled Cheese!

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